وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ ١٦
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَأَمَّآButwa-ammā
- إِذَاwhenidhā
- مَاdoesmā
- ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُHe try himib'talāhu
- فَقَدَرَand restrictsfaqadara
- عَلَيۡهِfor himʿalayhi
- رِزۡقَهُۥhis provisionriz'qahu
- فَيَقُولُthen he saysfayaqūlu
- رَبِّيٓMy Lordrabbī
- أَهَٰنَنِ(has) humiliated meahānani
Tafsir
And as for when He tests him by restricting his sustenance, he thinks it is because of his insignificance in the eyes of his Lord. So he says: “My Lord has disgraced me.”
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran